Elbert Kimbrough

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Elbert Kimbrough
No. 83, 45
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born:(1938-03-24)March 24, 1938
Galesburg, Illinois, USA
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Galesburg (IL)
College: Northwestern
NFL draft: 1961  / round: 2 / pick: 18
AFL draft: 1961  / round: 4 / pick: 29
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:85
Starts:62
Interceptions:9
Fumble recoveries:8
Player stats at PFR

Elbert Leon Kimbrough (March 24, 1938) was a professional American football player who played safety for seven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, the San Francisco 49ers, and the New Orleans Saints. [1]

Biography

Elbert Kimbrough was born March 24, 1938, in Galesburg, Illinois. He attended Galesburg High School in that city, where, together with his twin brother Albert, he played football [2] and basketball. [3]

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References

  1. Ross, Charles K. (1999). Outside the Lines: African Americans and the Integration of the National Football League . NYU Press. p.  175. ISBN   9780814774953 . Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  2. Paul Carlson, "Sports Seen," Moline Dispatch, Sept. 10, 1956, p. 18.
  3. "Streaks Top Canton for 70–66 Win," Rock Island Argus, Jan. 14, 1957, p. 15.